1066 Walk Pevensey To Battle
Linking with the 1066 country walk pevensey to rye this branch from battle to bexhill passes through farmland and woodland on the sussex sandstone crosses the coombe haven marsh and ends in the seaside town of bexhill.
1066 walk pevensey to battle. I ve walked from dover to winchester by the north downs way and st swithun s way and most of the way back from winchester to dover by the south downs way and the saxon shore way. 28 3 km 17 7 miles pevensey castle. He went on to defeat king harold who was struck in the eye by an arrow at the battle of hastings which commenced on 14 th october 1066 thus changing the course of english history forever. 1066 walk pevensey boreham street 8 miles approx on the 28 th september 1066 william duke of normandy brought his army in 700 ships across the english channel to pevensey in east sussex.
You can follow in the steps of william the conqueror taking in historical sites on a generally low level walk through ancient towns and villages over hillsides and through woodland and passing oast houses and windmills. 1066 country walk 31 miles 50 km follow in the steps of william the conqueror on this historic walk through the sussex countryside which commemorates the famous battle in 1066.